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July 25, 2024
Guest Essay #18 I hate lists. Allow me to rephrase: I hate subjective lists, like “The Top 500 Albums of All Time” or “The 25 Greatest Directors […]
July 19, 2024
For about a decade, I’ve worked out nearly every day. ‘Rest days’ have been taken, not to give my muscles a break and a chance to […]
July 10, 2024
Chaos and Order by Ian M. Rogers I have trouble working amid chaos. If my office is full of scattered papers, piles of books, or […]
June 24, 2024
Dearest Gentle Reader, I’m 47. Some of you are sipping your coffee thinking—oh to be that young again. Others might be thinking—oh wow. Yeah…okay. I see […]
June 18, 2024
Guest Essay #15 By Dee Dee Reed Good Samaritan Hospital, New York. I came into this world at 30 weeks’ gestation weighing 3 pounds, 6 ounces. […]
June 12, 2024
This week’s guest blog is dedicated to a wonderful new grassroots organization that I’ve become involved with as a parent ambassador and events assistant. If you […]
June 6, 2024
Guest Essay #13 by Jade Visone Almost every core childhood memory unlocked. And I wasn’t even ready for it. Transported in mere MOMENTS back to 1980 […]
May 27, 2024
Guest Essay #12 Melissa Campbell Yellow rubber gloves gripped the Corelle plate, furiously scrubbing off the remnants of Monday night’s dinner. The running water barely […]
May 13, 2024
By Kathleen Collins I was mired in the sanctity of facts and truth for a long time – as a journalism student, a fact checker, and […]
May 3, 2024
by S. Barron Thompson My daughter, Ruby Soho (if you’re familiar with the Rancid […]
April 26, 2024
Dust covered shelves and a rotten fridge is all he left behind. Despite all the clutter this Queens, NY apartment seemed so empty. Box after box […]
April 18, 2024
Wax Tulips in Connecticut by Elaina (first published in Drunk Monkeys, Pop Culture Edition) We always think of the Italian grape-stomping hijinx, or the chocolate factory […]